Bentley wins District 9 school board seat

Leroy Bentley won the Jasper County School Board District 9 seat in Tuesday’s special election. Bentley received 108 (37.37 percent) of the votes. Priscilla Green (97 votes, 33.56 percent) and Pamela Williams (84, 29.07 percent) were second and third, respectively.

There was a 16.98 percent turnout.

The votes will be certified Friday.

Bentley, 71, is a Bellinger Hill resident. He has two grandchildren in the public schools.